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#659 – Altium…Acquired!

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Dave and Chris talk through Renesas acquiring Altium and all its implications. Also Dave gives a history of Altium and they discuss how the industry might change (or not).

#520 – Inductance and Stuff

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This week Chris and Dave dive into RF…and promptly turn around and walk away from the topic. Also firmware, training repetitions, PCB stackups, satellites, Linux modules and much more!

#497 – An Interview with Brock LaMeres

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Brock LaMeres, a professor at Montana State University, joins Chris to talk about distance learning, embedded systems, designing redundant processors for space missions, engineering education, and lots more!

#472 – Keyzermas Vacation

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Jeff Keyzer of Mightyohm.com joins Chris and Dave to talk about learning 3D CAD, attending a wide range of conferences, long lead time components, and plans for learning in the new year.

#471 – An Interview with Matt Berggren

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Matt Berggren is a Director at Autodesk in charge of Fusion 360. He joins Chris to talk about the changes coming to EAGLE and Fusion, his history with the ECAD industry and how he used to be a co-worker of both Chris and Dave!

#411 – An Interview with Chris Denney

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Chris Denney, CTO of Worthington Assembly, joins Chris to talk about contract manufacturing in the US, DfM and doing more efficient board assembly.

#408 – Tronnort Software Rises Again!

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Dave and Chris discuss part libraries, hacker movies, buying from China, how to read measurements and much more!

#379 – An Interview with John Saunders

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John Saunders of Saunders Machine Works and the NYCCNC YouTube channel joins Chris and Dave to talk about machining, 3D design and the process behind creating a mechanical thing.

#367 – Not Reely An Issue

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Dave and Chris discuss sourcing issues, conferences, cracked capacitors, cheap microcontrollers, high power LEDs, startups and more!

#306 – Catalyzing Change Agents

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Chris and Dave discuss the changes to the CAD landscape, how life changes can bring unexpected benefits and the proper way to approach contacting someone about a job.

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